Gregory Roth

The Florida State Board of Administration made its first set of private equity commitments under Trent Webster, its new senior investment officer for private equity and his deputy, John Bradley.

Georgia, one of the last holdouts among states prohibiting public pensions from investing in alternatives, has relented. Nathan Deal, the state’s governor, signed a law allowing all but one of the state’s public pensions to invest as much as 5 percent of their assets in alternatives, including private equity.

Goldfinger” is back. Mount Kellett Capital Management, the firm launched by Mark McGoldrick, just closed its second fund, Mount Kellett Capital Partners II LP, having raised $4 billion in commitments, according to a release.

Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based buyout firm that specializes in franchise businesses such as restaurants, has raised $462 million for its latest mid-market vehicle, Roark Capital Partners III LP, according to a regulatory filing, and sister magazine Buyouts. The fund has a $1.25 billion target.

Steve LeBlanc, the innovative head of private investments at the $110 billion Texas Teachers’ Retirement System, the nation’s 6th largest pension, announced that he planned to step down in early June, confirmed a pension spokesman, Howard Goldman. In his four years as senior managing director, LeBlanc and his team invested $20 billion in 90 investments, according to a statement.

Pension System: New York City Bureau of Asset Management Pension Assets: $115 Billion (Dec. 31, 2011) Invested Private Equity Assets: $7.9 Billion (Dec. 31, 2011) Private Equity Allocation: 6.9% (Dec. 31, 2011) Chief Investment Officer: Lawrence M. Schloss The New York City Bureau of Asset Management, which earlier this year added $500 million to the […]

The New York City Bureau of Asset Management, which earlier this year added $500 million to the $6 billion that the city already had invested in women and minority-owned investment firms, named Alex Doñé as the bureau’s director of private equity in charge of emerging managers. The Bureau of Asset Management, part of the city’s comptroller’s office, is responsible for managing $115 billion

Firm: Admiral Capital Fund: Admiral Capital Real Estate Fund Target: $250 Million Co-Founders: David Robinson and Daniel Bassichis When it comes to raising his new fund, Hall of Fame basketball star David Robinson hit a trifecta, leveraging his fame as star for the San Antonio Spurs, his military ties (he attended the Naval Academy) to […]

When it comes to raising his new fund, Hall of Fame basketball star David Robinson hit a trifecta, leveraging his fame as star for the San Antonio Spurs, his military ties and his ties to Texas...

It took more than six months to fill the shoes of Jim Treanor, who left last August as head of private equity for the Florida State Board of Administration, which manages $154 billion in state pension and emergency money.